Rafał Szombierski Explained

Rafał Szombierski
Nationality:Polish
Birth Date:12 March 1982
Birth Place:Pyskowice, Poland
Career1:Poland
Years2:1999–2007, 2014–2017
Years3:2008
Career3:Rivne
Years4:2010–2014
Career4:Częstochowa
Indivyear1:2003
Indivhonour1:World U-21bronze
Teamyear1:2004
Teamhonour1:European Pairs Championship bronze

Rafał Szombierski (born 12 March 1982 in Pyskowice, Poland) is a Polish former motorcycle speedway rider.

Career

Szombierski rode in the Team Speedway Polish Championship for Rybnik from 1999 to 2007 and for Rivne Speedway in 2008. After missing 2009 he joined Włókniarz Częstochowa for five seasons before returning to Rybnik, where he spent the remainder of his career from 2015 to 2017.[1]

Szombierski won the bronze medal at the 2001 Speedway Under-21 World Championship held on 26 August at the East of England Showground in England.[2]

In 2022, he was sentenced to nine years in prison while driving under the influence of alcohol and causing a serious accident.[3] [4]

Results

Speedway Grand Prix

Bronze Helmet (U-19)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rafał Szombierski . Polish Speedway Database . 13 September 2024 .
  2. News: Lukas second in under 21 world final . Bicester Review . 31 August 2001 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 13 September 2024.
  3. Web site: Reprezentant Polski skazany. Uratowało go, że nie miał majątku i był bezrobotny . Przegląd Sportowy Onet . 13 September 2024 .
  4. Web site: Wielki talent, który skończył w więzieniu . Interia Sport . 13 September 2024 .